January 20, 2023
New Oyate Health Center Opens Feb 6, 2023
RAPID CITY – The new Oyate Health Center is near completion and will begin hosting patients on February 6, 2023, according to the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board. The Health Board manages the facility on behalf of the Oglala ...
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January 12, 2023
RAPID CITY– The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, in partnership with multiple Native American organizations from around the Black Hills Area, has organized a unique community event to celebrate the lives of loved ones lost in recent years. For ...
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December 20, 2022
Calling all Beaders, Quilters, Painters… Artwork Needed for new Oyate Health Center
RAPID CITY — In early November, the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board and the Oyate Health Center submitted proposals for artwork to be displayed in the new facility. The deadline for one of these proposals has been extended to ...
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September 20, 2022
Changes in Covid-19 Testing – Sept. 2022
Oyate Health Center is changing our COVID testing protocol in order to maximize available organizational resources to meet the needs of our relatives. *Groups gathering and wanting home tests will request them through GPTCHB Emergency Operations Center located at ...
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September 8, 2022
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August 25, 2022
National Award for Oyate Health Center Optometrist
RAPID CITY – The head of the Oyate Health Center’s Optometry Department has been awarded a national award for his work serving our relatives in Indian Country and his contributions to improved care in Rapid City. Dr. Derek Almer, OD., ...
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August 11, 2022
Community Sobriety Events Gain Popularity
RAPID CITY –Rapid City Native American community members have come out in droves to a recent series of community sobriety events hosted by the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board. It can be challenging for many families to find alcohol-free ...
July 26, 2022
South Dakota Tribes Formally Back Medicaid Expansion
RAPID CITY –Tribal Nations across South Dakota are putting their weight behind an upcoming ballot initiative that, if passed, will make affordable healthcare available to an additional 42,500 South Dakotans. At a press conference held at the Hilton Garden Inn ...
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July 18, 2022
South Dakota Tribes to Formally Back Medicaid Expansion
RAPID CITY –Tribal Nations across South Dakota are putting their weight behind an upcoming ballot initiative that, if passed, will make affordable healthcare available to an additional 42,500 South Dakotans. On July 20th at 3 pm MST, a press conference ...
May 26, 2022
Why Native Americans Should Have 3rd Party Health Coverage
RAPID CITY – Medicaid or Medicare coverage or private health insurance or other third-party health coverage can make things a lot easier for Native American people using the Indian Health Service or a tribally managed healthcare facility. Native American people ...
